Blackmagic Video Recorder

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 27 reviews of Blackmagic Video Recorder. The average rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviewers really like the price and usability. Views are divided on the image quality. The reliability and design get negative reviews.

usability, price

portability, design, reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Blackmagic Video Recorder is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

Amazon.com review summary for Blackmagic Video Recorder

alaTest has collected and analyzed 22 user reviews of Blackmagic Video Recorder from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the price. The usability is also appreciated. There are some mixed comments about the image quality. The reliability and design get critical opinions.

Review: Blackmagic Video Recorder

Everything you need to digitize video included.Easy to use software and hardware. Simple software interface.No audio lag issues.Component, Composite, and S-Video support

Saves files to the desktop only.Device became rather warm during extended use.S-Video requires a separate adapter

As digital technology becomes increasingly affordable, many of us want to digitalize our older analog media that may be sitting on a shelf quietly degrading away as the years pass. The Blackmagic Video Recorder, designed for people who have a large a

Phil

Got this to convert old 8mm home movies to digital format. Simple to use and performs well. Only thing I would like to see different would be the ability to save in different formats. The device saves as MPEG-4 only and only to the desktop. Small...

A customer

This is a Mac-only product. Also, you asked why it is so expensive? Because Blackmagic won't allow any dealer to sell their products even one cent cheaper than the price they dictate. That's why everybody's prices are the same.Welcome to the new America.

Sonny

First, I wonder why this is so expensive. It really doesn't do much more than any other basic recorder that you can get for under $100.I purchased this item because I thought it recorded VHS to Quicktime mov format. Instead it is mp4 which does not...

Product Specifications

The Blackmagic Design Video Recorder allows to capture analog video from VHS, Video-8, video cameras and more, direct to the H.264 file format as used by iPod, iPhone, Apple TV and YouTube. Blackmagic Video Recorder plugs directly into your computer's USB and includes easy to use software. Get the highest quality video capture from any component video or regular video device. Blackmagic Video Recorder eliminates time consuming processing because it captures into the native file format of your mobile device. It can even copy to iTunes ready for syncing. Regular video input is included, plus you can select super high quality component video for incredible quality movies. Use regular video input to capture from VHS machines, televisions, Video-8 cameras and any other composite video device. Use super high quality component video for capture from set top boxes, DV cameras or DVD players.